diff --git a/hw/pci-host/ppce500.c b/hw/pci-host/ppce500.c
index 39cd24464d..279badc894 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/ppce500.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/ppce500.c
@@ -423,11 +423,6 @@ static void e500_pcihost_bridge_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
     PPCE500CCSRState *ccsr = CCSR(container_get(qdev_get_machine(),
                                   "/e500-ccsr"));
 
-    pci_config_set_class(d->config, PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI);
-    d->config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] =
-        (d->config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] & PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTI_FUNCTION) |
-        PCI_HEADER_TYPE_BRIDGE;
-
     memory_region_init_alias(&b->bar0, OBJECT(ccsr), "e500-pci-bar0", &ccsr->ccsr_space,
                              0, int128_get64(ccsr->ccsr_space.size));
     pci_register_bar(d, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY, &b->bar0);